“He will add quality and guile to our attacking third and we believe he will give us that cutting edge, with a final pass and end product, which we have been missing in recent weeks.

“He will complement the attacking players which we already have and is a good string to our bow.

“James hasn’t played a lot of football over the last 12 months, this being mainly due to Walsall [his parent club] having one of the best ‘number 10s’ in Romaine Sawyers. However, James’ pedigree and reputation is highly regarded.

“With already in excess of 100 games amassed in League One, his experience and quality will be vital to our second half of the season.”

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Adam Murray, talking to Mark Stevenson on Mansfield 103.2, before the Stevenage game:
"If we feel that he can effect us for the longer term, the option is there. He'll give us a little bit of guile, energy and that final product that we're looking for. He reminds me a little bit of Steve McMananan, he drifts past people and opens doors."

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James Baxendale may leave Walsall for good
expressandstar.com

(based on interview on StagsPlayer, recorded before the Stevenage game)

Walsall's attacking midfielder James Baxendale could yet be tempted to make his loan move to Mansfield permanent.

Baxendale has played more than 100 games for the Saddlers since joining from Doncaster Rovers back in 2012.